COVID-19 The White House is launching a smear campaign against Dr. Fauci for contradicting Trump Thom Dunn
politics Donald Trump bashes his most ardent followers — the evangelicals — for their "great disloyalty" Carla Sinclair
red wave mirages Trump-picked candidate blames GOP "cowards" for his miserable failure Carla Sinclair
fascists GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik lies again: "Pelosi bears responsibility for the tragedy that occurred on January 6" Mark Frauenfelder
Capitol insurrection US Capitol Police officer directed field units to ignore pro-Trump rioters on Jan 6, reveals House investigation Mark Frauenfelder
COVID-19 Trump's failures with first Wuhan evacuees "increased the risk of infection transmission to American public," federal watchdog concludes Xeni Jardin
climate change The United States is the #1 worst G20 nation when it comes to climate change Thom Dunn
happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow
climate New Zealand's domestic spies, obsessed with illegally surveilling environmental activists, missed a heavily armed right-wing terrorist Cory Doctorow
picks 'He has learned nothing,' Zuckerberg considers crowdsourcing news fact-checks for Facebook Xeni Jardin
infosec Using information security to explain why disinformation makes autocracies stronger and democracies weaker Cory Doctorow
shithole presidency How Michelle Wolf blasted open the fictions of journalism in the age of Trump Mark Frauenfelder